A former journalist, Craig Robertson had a 20-year career with a Scottish Sunday newspaper before becoming a full-time author. He interviewed three Prime Ministers, reported on major stories including 9/11, Dunblane, the Omagh bombing and the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. He was pilloried on breakfast television, beat Oprah Winfrey to a major scoop, spent time on Death Row in the USA and dispensed polio drops in the backstreets of India. His first novel, Random, was shortlisted for the 2010 CWA New Blood Dagger, longlisted for the 2011 Crime Novel of the Year and was a Sunday Times bestseller. He has been both longlisted and shortlisted for writing prizes. He now shares his time between Scotland and California and can usually be found on a plane somewhere over the Atlantic.
A dark, disturbing and highly original thriller. You'll love Grace McGill * Mark Billingham * Dark, twisted and compelling, you won't want Grace to clean your house . . . * C.L. Taylor * A brilliantly original thriller, dark and brooding, with a real emotional punch * Doug Johnstone * Clever, dark, unusual and full of genuine surprises * Louise Beech * One of the highlights of my reading year. A deliciously dark masterpiece * Helen Fitzgerald * Twisted, twisting, original and sinister. The Undiscovered Deaths of Grace McGill is unforgettable * Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End * So original * Crime Monthly * This is an ingenious, disturbing and chilling thriller in which Grace is an unforgettable character, and not what she seems. Superb storytelling, with an elegant twist * Daily Mail * [A] Gut-wrenching thriller. There are jaw-dropping revelations and startling assertions in C.S. Robertson's gruesome tale * The Times * Dark and quirky - there's just something readers are going to love about meeting Grace McGill * Scottish Sun * A brilliant read * Daily Record * A truly startling novel * The Sunday Times * A sharp and vigorous novel with a massively original theme * On Magazine * Dark and quirky - there's just something readers are going to love about meeting Grace McGill * The Sun, 2022 Must Reads * This enthralling story defies genre description * NFOP Magazine * It's not just a clever read - you'll sail through a range of emotions and there's no way you'll forget Grace. I'm struggling to remember reading a book like it before, and what a way to start 2022 reading * Belfast Telegraph * Beautifully written with a shocking twist, this remarkable thriller has a unique narrator in Grace McGill, and her voice stays with you long after you read the final page * Sunday Express * It's a dark page ripper * Peterborough Telegraph * This fascinating thriller had me hooked from the first chapter . . . as dark and disconcerting as it is compelling * Scottish Field * It's a dark and disturbing novel. It's chilling and haunting. It's original and touching. This book will genuinely be one of your best reads of the 2022 * Crime Squad * This novel is something a bit different: off-beat, slightly macabre, and not the usual psychological crime drama * Yorkshire Times * This is a very colourful and vivid novel . . . gripping, intense and atmospheric * Crime Fiction Lover * Robertson tries something audacious, and he pulls it off superbly * The Spectator *